Simon Gerrans

British rider Chris Froome took the Tour de France leader's yellow jersey after finishing second behind Spanish veteran Joacquim Rodriguez in Monday's crash-marred third stage, as a second straight day of chaos caused around 20 riders to fall and several to quit.

The 2013 Tour winner Froome almost caught Rodriguez near the top of the day's final climb, but the Spaniard held on for his second career Tour stage win five years after his first.

“I didn't expect to be in yellow this early on. Couldn't be a better feeling,” said Froome, whose title defense ended when he crashed early in last year's race. “I may look calm on the outside but I assure you I'm not. A...

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